Event planned to honor Anthony Vargas, fallen soldier from Reading

A fallen soldier from Reading will be honored during a brief service on Sun., Nov. 10, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in City Park.

Family and friends will gather to honor Anthony Vargas, a U.S. Army soldier who was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan on Nov. 8, 2010. He was only 27-years-old, and a beloved son, brother, husband and father of three.

"Anthony was a very respectful young man, very dedicated to his family," said Leticia Gonzalez, Vargas' mother-in-law and the ceremony coordinator, on the third anniversary of his death. "I just didn't want him to be forgotten."